Project Grant 2604057
- Vanderbilt University was awarded a $478,645 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate the determinants of crystalline phase in bottom-up nanocrystal synthesis. Under this award effective June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026, Professor Janet Macdonald and her team at Vanderbilt University will perform a wide-ranging study of phase-controlled synthesis in manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper chalcogenides....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Vanderbilt University $524,592 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) to support research exploring mechanochemical control of synthesis and applications to catalysis from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Professor Timothy Hanusa of Vanderbilt University will investigate chemical reactions that can occur through grinding or ball milling with little to no solvent, aiming to develop more...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $510,000 to the University of Virginia to develop advanced chemical synthesis methods for producing nanocrystals with non-precious metal cores and thin, ordered intermetallic shells. The project aims to address challenges in nanochemistry by enhancing the fundamental understanding of the chemical processes involved in creating these complex inorganic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Mississippi State University $494,210 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate the mechanistic pathways of semiconductor nanocrystal synthesis from molecular precursors. Professor Sidney Creutz and his research group will examine how dialkyldithiocarbamate metal complexes and related molecular precursors decompose to produce metal sulfide semiconductor nanomaterials in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded The Johns Hopkins University $600,000 on April 15, 2026, under the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program to develop knowledge-base and validated synthesis methods for robust, reproducible, and scalable production of colloidal nanocrystals with well-controlled properties. The project, led by Professor Younan Xia at Georgia Institute of Technology and Professor Emmanouil Mavrikakis at University of...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides funding of $151,584 to The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge to support collaborative research on developing new ligands for the synthesis of noble metal nanocrystals with controlled surface structures. The project aims to expand the synthetic toolbox for nanocrystal chemistry by incorporating designed N-heterocyclic carbenes as...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), awarded a $540,000 Project Grant to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for research on nanocrystal synthesis innovations. Spanning September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028, Professors Smith and Schleife are developing an alkoxy reaction-based manufacturing approach that replaces traditional oil-based liquids with water-compatible...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $414,664 Project Grant to the University of Delaware under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund collaborative research between the University of Delaware, Arizona State University, and Washington University in St. Louis to investigate how the presence of halides influences the crystal structure of certain classes of metal and lanthanide chalcogenide nanoparticles during synthesis. The researchers...
- Arizona State University was awarded a three-year $198,705 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The grant will support collaborative research between ASU, the University of Delaware, Arizona State University, and Washington University in St. Louis to investigate how the presence of halides influences the crystal structure formation of certain classes of metal and lanthanide...
- The Washington University Office of Sponsored Research Services Division was awarded a three-year $176,693 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on the thermodynamics and kinetics of halide-driven crystal structure control of manganese and lanthanide chalcogenide nanocrystals. The university researchers will investigate how the presence of halides influences the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded Vanderbilt University $546,607 on September 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research into controlling crystalline phase during bottom-up nanocrystal synthesis. Professor Janet MacDonald's research team will develop tailored families of reagents that control the rate at which atoms are released during nanocrystal manufacturing, thereby controlling the resulting crystalline structure. The work focuses on metal selenides, tellurides, and phosphides—synthetically more challenging materials than the metal sulfide nanocrystals for which this approach has already proven successful. The research will isolate the roles of reaction kinetics in phase selection and develop a quantitative metric to predict which crystalline phases are most likely to interconvert under synthetic conditions, with the goal of establishing the rules that underpin phase selection in nanocrystal synthesis. The research has stated broader impacts in materials science and also extends to cultural preservation: the research group's deep knowledge of iron chemistry will be applied to rediscover methods for producing the highly resilient rock paintings of the Anishinaabe tradition, a technique lost for two hundred years. The award runs through August 31, 2029, with performance at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $546.6k | 7/28/26 |